creolization

noun — 2 senses

creolization

noun

UK /ˌkɹiː.əʊ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

Etymology From creole + -ization.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences the process of a pidgin rapidly expanding its vocabulary and grammatical rules, ultimately becoming a creole.

2

Trinidad and Tobago of Indo-Trinidadians, the process of assimilation into the dominant Creole culture.

Derived terms
decreolization

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